Internet Donates More Than $200,000 For Bullied Bus Monitor

Since yesterday’s feel-bad-feel-good story started went viral on Reddit, it’s blossomed overnight, and caught fire with major news outlets, leading 68-year-old bus monitor Karen Klein to make appearances on Today and Fox and Friends this morning.

Her interview with Matt Lauer wasn’t the smoothest conversation, but Klein acknowledged the many Facebook messages and outpouring of support, and talks about how her bullies have teased her before. She also had a message for her bullies’ parents: “I’m sorry that your sons acted the way they did. I’m sure they don’t act that way at home. But you never know what they’re gonna do when they’re out of the house. The should have been taught to respect their elders.”

Read more at The Atlantic Wire. [Image: NBC]

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   People should be taught to respect people, not only their elders.

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   Watching that video broke my heart a little, but seeing the outpouring of support and charity for this lady has renewed...

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   Go ‘Internet’ via theatlantic: Internet Donates More Than $400,000 For Bullied Bus Monitor

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   They should have the Shit beat out of them! To treat anyone like that; let alone an adult! Hello, dupa? meet hand!

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    Yes. It doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me, either. I mentally file it under “The internet for social good puzzle...

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    Isn’t this basically the sad status quo for problem-solving nowadays? Tossing dollar bills at it until it goes away or...

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    I have been thinking about this all day and I still don’t know why, but I find it really strange that the way people are...

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    As horrible as this video was, and even though it’s nice this lady is getting some money for her tribulations, I am...

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    Very well said.

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